Where does “supergallant” come from?

supergallant (English) comes from English gallant, from Middle English galant, from Old French galant, from Old French galer, from Old French galle, from Latin galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ — to flourish; green, yellow.

supergallant (English): Very gallant

Definitions

  1. Very gallant

Ancestry of “supergallant”, step by step

supergallant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gallant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgallantbrave, valiant; honorable; grand, noble
2Middle Englishgalant
3Old Frenchgalantpresent participle of galer; brave; noble;...
4Old Frenchgalerto rub; to scratch; to have fun; to enjoy oneself
5Old Frenchgalle
6Latingallathe oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of...
7Gaulishgallāvessel
8Proto-Germanicgallǭgall, bile
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via English super

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuperOf excellent quality, superfine; better than...
2Englishsuper-egoAlternative spelling of superego
3GermanÜber-Ichsuperego
4GermanIchego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc
5Middle High GermanichI
6Old High GermanihI
7Proto-West GermanicikI
8Proto-Germanic*ek
9Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-